Chapter 16: Guerrilla Warfare Against the British Army (I)
Li Junhao then said at the army mobilization meeting: "Hehe, last time we ambushed the British army in the mining area, it was not a small disturbance, and the enemy sent a British battalion and an Indian soldier battalion this time, with a regiment of the servant army, a total of more than 3,000 people, to encircle and suppress us. In addition, there are 3 field guns. We're under a lot of pressure. ”
"In addition, the enemy is in the light, and we are in the dark. We are the Lord and the other is the guest. Coupled with the long march, it was already sleepy and tired. So the time, the place, the people. We're all on the side. Your task is to destroy the vanguard that is ahead of the marching troops. How many can you kill each other. The enemy's main force is coming up, seize the time to retreat, and do not fall in love. ”
"Our job is to put them in a state of exhaustion. Let them be beaten but unable to fight back. So that they will never be able to catch up with us. Let them retreat. Li Junhao admonished again
"Yes."
"There is also the fact that the number of our army is only one-third of that of the other side, so don't engage in any positional war of attrition with the other side, we can't afford to fight, and we can't afford to consume it. Therefore, you can only outwit the enemy. Got it. ”
"Understood."
"Alright, let's go back and get ready. Fifteen minutes later we were all out in action. In addition, send someone to resist that town for me, and eat it for me as soon as I find that the other party is armed out of the city. Li Junhao looked at his watch and said:
"Yes."
"Let's get ready!"
Soon everyone followed Lee Jun-ho's orders. This time, Lee Jun-ho did not follow in person. Instead, it was left to the platoon commanders of this group of battalions and companies. In the future, the team will grow bigger and bigger. You can't do everything yourself. In addition, his military command ability is limited, so he has to give the cadres below some autonomy in battlefield command. Great leaders do this very well, so they have to learn a little bit themselves.
Fifteen minutes later, the company commanders and platoon commanders were ambushing their men and horses on the various routes leading in and out of the town of Asab. Not long after the warriors lay in ambush. At about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, a platoon of about 30 people appeared from a distance. The whole team was mostly African British servants, and there were only a few British.
Soon the men entered the ambush circle of the company. At this time, the company commander boldly shouted in English: "Hey, are the friends below tired?" ”
A British soldier below, who appeared to be a junior officer, replied unconsciously, "Yes, we are ahead. The men in the back were indeed sitting in a big car and swaying in the back. You say it's annoying. ”
After hearing this, the company commander smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, I'll send you back to your hometown to rest." ”
Just after the company commander finished speaking, the British officer was wondering what it meant to let him go back to his hometown to rest, when he suddenly noticed a large number of muzzles sticking out of both sides of the road and hurriedly shouted: "Not good, the enemy is attacking." ”
But it was too late to say this, because just as he was shouting for an enemy attack, the company commander also shouted: "Fire." All the firing points around them fired a lot of bullets, and the British troops below were unsuspected, and half of them fell under the muzzles of the guns in the first round of design. The remaining survivors are unable to return fire. I can only look around in a panic for cover. But it was too late, and the fighters killed them one by one with the rifles in their hands. The entire battle lasted no more than five minutes.
Finally, the company commander looked at his watch and said, "Okay, let's go down and set up some mines on those corpses, and then we will find a place far away to ambush, and when the mines explode, we will give them a shuttle and then retreat." ”
If Li Junhao knew what this company commander had done, Li Junhao would definitely stretch out his thumb and say, "This kid is black, not ordinary black." But it's promising, I like it. ”
Colonel Tracy, who was in the cab in the car behind, was very upset when he heard the gunshots coming from the front, and hurriedly ordered the whole army to speed up the march. As a result, two cars bumped and shattered the rear axle of the car in the process of driving, and because of the gunfire in front of him, Colonel Tracy had to abandon the two cars and speed up the march.
But when he arrived at the scene, Colonel Tracy was stunned by the sight of his thirty or so men lying in pools of blood, and the ambushers had long since disappeared without a trace. An angry Colonel Teresy drew his pistol and fired several shots into the sky to vent his frustration.
After venting his anger, Colonel Tracy said, "Ah, I made a mistake, because I Kareshi and the others lost their lives. Okay, load their bodies into the car, and we'll get to the town of Assab to bury them in coffins. ”
At this time, a group of people came up and began to carry the corpse. Just as the body was being lifted, only two sounds were heard. Frightened, the British soldiers hurriedly threw down the corpse and shouted: "There is a treacherous thunder, lie down." ”
"Boom", "boom", "boom" a few loud bangs. Immediately, blood and flesh flew around, and several people were blown up on the spot. Among them was a captain who was also killed on the spot. More than two dozen of the rest of the British army were killed and wounded.
The soldiers of the African People's Army (APA) lurking on the side opened fire en masse after the company commander gave the order, and the unsuspecting British soldiers around them fell like wheat after autumn. The rest of the personnel hurriedly lay down and looked for the attackers.
While the soldiers were having a good time, the company commander shouted, "Stop, lay the mines." We ran away. ”
After the platoon commander finished speaking, several soldiers ran away after a busy meal. The British soldier who came back to his senses saw that the person who attacked him was actually going to run, what kind of thing is this?
So under the command of Colonel Teresi, he began to pursue the fleeing soldiers of the Madagascar People's Army. So the French pursued while shooting. The African People's Army, on the other hand, is running and firing back. It's so hilarious that you're chasing me.
Soon the French army came to the place where the African People's Army had first ambushed them. None of them paid attention to what was happening under their feet, when a French soldier's foot touched a mine that had been planted in advance by the African People's Army
I only heard a loud "boom", and suddenly four or five of the next ones were blown to the ground. This explosion immediately caused chaos among the surrounding British troops. Several other mines were touched one after another, and after several loud bangs, the smoke cleared. The British army obtained more than a dozen corpses and a dozen wounded soldiers who were rolling and wailing on the ground. Look at the people they are chasing have run away without a trace.
Just when the roots of Colonel Tracy's teeth were itching, there was a fierce gunfire and violent explosions behind him, and Colonel Tracy felt sorry in his heart, the secret road was not good, and the soldiers in the two cars behind him were in danger.
When Colonel Teresy led the army back to the accident site, he found that the two carts had been turned into two piles of scrap metal, and his own soldiers had been turned into cold corpses.
At this time, an officer came to Colonel Tracy and said: "Colonel Tracy, our army has now lost 11 native soldiers, 32 Indian soldiers, 188 servant soldiers, 8 British soldiers, 15 Indian soldiers, and 45 servants. A total of 299 people were reduced. ”